Salary

CNC Programmers with little to no experience tend to make between $32330 and $39350 while the more experienced ones make over $60690 per year.

Top 5 paying states

Hourly

Annual

WA

$38.8

$80700

NJ

$29.92

$62240

CA

$29.42

$61190

NH

$28.07

$58390

TX

$28.02

$58270

1 of the easiest ways to increase your salary as A CNC Programmer is to move to a higher paying state like WA. Right now, the highest paying states for CNC Programmers are WA, NJ, CA, NH and TX.

However a higher pay at WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at WA might be 2x higher than where you are currently at now.

3 other factors that can increase your salary as A CNC Programmer is the degree you hold, the industry you work in and lastly the company you work for (bigger companies like the Fortune 500 companies tend to pay more).

They set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

They analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools.